UK: Facebook most searched for brand last year
Searches for ‘facebook’ now account for 2% of UK searches, while four retail brands are among the top 10 brands, according to new research.
Searches for ‘facebook’ now account for 2% of UK searches, while four retail brands are among the top 10 brands, according to new research.
Chinese online shopping giant Alibaba is partnering with community site Mogujie, offering shoppers a more social way to find and buy products online.
Following the announcement today of the government’s support for Mary Portas’ plans to rejuvenate UK high streets, Adam Stewart, Marketing Director of Rakuten’s Play.com argues why retailers are facing the need to acclimatise to a new connected retail environment.
While 50% of all top sites have a Facebook plug-in and 43% have a Twitter plug-in, it turns out that only 29% of the Top 100 UK Travel Retail Sites have any social plugin at all. A new infographic from Tagman looks at why travel sites need to invest in social plugins to drive sales.
Angry Birds maker Rovio has bought Futuremark Games Studio for an undisclosed sum.
Google Analytics has launched a new tool called Social Reports today, designed to help marketers measure the return on investment for social media activities.
Amazon has bought warehouse-robotics company Kiva Systems for $775m in cash. Amazon will use Kiva’s technology to improve productivity by bringing the products directly to employees to pick, pack and stow, according to the company.
Shoppers in the UK spent a total of £5.4bn (equivalent to £106 per person) online during February, up 10% on the same time last year, according to new research.
US classifieds giant Manheim has bought Motors.co.uk, from Daily Mail General Trust (DMGT), the firm that publishes the Daily Mail and Mail On Sunday.
The Boston Consulting Group has found that the UK’s internet economy contributed 8.3 per cent to the UK’s overall economy, and carries out far more retail online than any other economy. Adam Stewart, Marketing Director at Rakuten’s Play.com, said the move signals the rise of a new type of online shopping experience.